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Perfect timing for a "perfect storm" alert

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... collapse of the eurozone, a US double-dip, hard-landing of China, hard-landing of emerging markets, and a war in the Middle East. Next year could be a global perfect storm." Perfect! No one could argue with the good doctor's rationale. It's simply perfect! ...

'Brownfield' infra better suited to pension funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
Governments hoping to secure pension fund investments into infrastructure projects should focus on 'brownfield' assets rather than expecting them to take on 'greenfield' risks, said European investor Antin Infrastructure Partners. Referring to British ...

Regulation biggest concern for SFOs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... by 27% who give significant amounts annually to one or more causes. Paul Knox, head of wealth advisory for Europe, Middle East and Asia at J.P. Morgan Private, said the survey highlights the individuality of each SFO, which evolves to reflect the needs ...

Australian instos exposed to AML risks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... agencies that results in an investor breaching an international trade ban. For example, Iran is a major facilitator of Middle East shipping, global trade and of course oil and energy exports, and it's much easier than many investors realise to indirectly ...

EM specialist enters Australian market

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... are traditional Asia and BRIC exposures supplemented by up to 50 additional investible countries in Africa and the Middle East. They do this by focusing on tapping into the small to mid cap range that large firms don't invest into due to research resource ...

SWFs to reach $30tr in 20 years

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... downs, notes Rainmaker in its upcoming Roundup report. Reflecting the dominance of resource revenue in SWF assets, the Middle East makes up 38% of the sector. In Asia SWFs are primarily used to manage fiscal and currency reserve. Nearly two-thirds of ...

Fidelity: Equities still a long-term option

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
... institutions," he said. Fidelity Worldwide Investment is an asset manager with a global network spanning the US, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Fidelity and its subsidiaries manage over $220bn in funds under management as at 31 March ...

Lazard faces losses on Hastie collapse

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... of the companies that comprise the mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) businesses in Australia as well as the Middle East which together employ approximately 4,700 people. "We are obliged to confirm Hastie Group's ability to fund trading before ...

Bumps along the way

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2012
... soft patch, Europe was in crisis, Japan had the earthquake and the tsunami that blew up its nuclear reactors, the Middle East was in turmoil with the Arab Spring and there was talk that China would land hard. The authorities scrambled for a rescue. Central ...

Australian finance sector jobs plummet

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... is the second successive quarterly slowdown in the region, despite larger drops in the US, Central Europe and the Middle East. The cost-cutting drive behind the spate of banking redundancies in Australia in Q1 is likely to continue impacting the sector ...